Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-10

Huntin! I'll tell yer the huntin' you-uns
hev been at! You've been huntin' George
Lee and his boys since an hour before sun up.
You've been followin' blind trail up to the
Ridge, until the snow got up and hunted you
right here. You've been whoopin and yellin
and circus ridin' on the roads like ez yer wos
Comanches, and frightening all the women
folk within miles-that's yer huntin'! You've
been climbin' down paws old slide at last, and
maxim tracks for here to save the skins of
them condemned government horses of the
kenipanyl And that's your huntn'p
To Hales surprise burst of laughter from
the party followed this speech He tried to
join in but this ridiculous summary of the
result of his enthusiastic sense of duty left
him-the only earnest believer-mortified and
embarrassed Nor was he the less concerned
as h found the girls dark eyes had rested
once or twice upon him curiously
Zenobia laughed too, and, lazily, turning
the chair around dropped into it "And by
this time George Lees loungin back in his
chyar and smokin his cigar somewhar in Sac.
ramento" she added stretching her feet out
TO the fire, and suiting the action to the word
with an imaginary cigar between tho long
fingers of a thin and NOT over clean hand.
1--WE cave, Zeeniew said Rawlins, when
their hilarity had subsidized to a more subdued
and scarcely less flattering admiration of the
unconcerned goddess before them. THAT'S
about the size of it. Ye kin rake down the
pile. l forgot you're an old friend of
Georges"
Hes a white mani" said the girl decid-
cdly.
"Ye used to know him9" continued Raw
Inns.
"Ouce Paw amt in that line now" she
said simply.
There was such a sublime Inconsistencies
Of any moral degradation involved in this
allusion that even Hale accepted it without
shock. She rose presently, and, gong to
elittle sideboard, brought out number of
glasses; these she handed to each of the party,
and then, producing demijohn of whisky,
slung it dexterously and gracefully over her
arm, so that it rested on her elbow like a
cradle, and, going to each one in succession,
filed their glasses. 1t obliged each one to
in his turn he met the dark eyes of the girl
full on his own. There was pleased Curl
osity in her glance that made this married
man of 50 color as awkwardly as a boy.
The tender of refres hments being under
stood as a tacit recognition of their claims to
q larger hospitality, all further restraint was
removed Zenobia resumed her seat, and
placing her elbow on the arm of her chair,
and her small round chin in her hand, looked
thoughtfulIy in the fire. when say George
Lees white man, it amt because ! know
him. It's his general gait Wot's he ever
done that's undetermined or meanl Nothinl
You can't show the poor man he's ever took a
picayune from. When he's helped himself
/ to a pile its been outer them banks or them
express companies, that think it mighty fine
/ to bust up themselves and swindle the poor
/ folks o their last cent, and nobody talks o.
1 huItin' theml And does he keep their moneys
1 No; he passes it round among the boys that
/ help him, and they put it in circulation He
don't keep it for himself; he Amt got fine
/ houses III Frisco; he don't keep fest horses
/ for show. Like ez not the critter he did that
+ job with--ef it was him-none of you boys
would have rid, And he takes all the risks
himself; you ken bet your life that every
1 man with him was safe and away afore he
/ turned his back on you uns
HE certainly drops little of his money at
draw poker, zeonie," said Clinch, laughing.
I HE lost &, 200 to Sheriff Kelly last week"
sven, don't hear of thesherif huntin'
him to give it back, nor do / reckon Kelly
( handed it over to the express it was taken
from heard gou won suthin' from him q
spell ago reckon you've been huntin' him
to find out whar you should return it.' The
laugh was clearly against Ciinch. He was
about TO make some rallying rejoinder when
the young girl suddenly interrupted him.
EFF yo're wantin' TO hunt somebody, why
don't You take higher gamer Thar's that Jim